Marvin Owen Morgan

Marvin Owen Morgan of Prairieville, LA, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 21, 2025. He was born on January 17, 1938, in El Dorado, AR to Thomas M Morgan and Sybil Hughes Morgan. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marlene Taylor Morgan; daughter Cindy Morgan of Prairieville; son James “Jamie” Morgan (Jaime Mancuso) of Burton, TX; close family friend Angela LeBlanc; grandchildren Jennifer Evans (Jay), Justin Morgan (Paisley), Katie Zarazua-Dover (Jay), Taylor Robinson (Ben), Brian May and Carter May; nine great grandchildren Cade and Hannah Evans, Graham and Grayson Morgan, Mia, Ava and Molly Zarazua-Dover, Penny and Brooks Robinson, and Rylee and Greyson May; and sisters-in-law, Fran Morgan and Lillian Morgan. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, Thomas and Sybil; brothers William T. Morgan and John R. “Richard” Morgan, father-in-law Aubrey G. Taylor, mother-in-law Martha A. Taylor, and brother-in-law Donald G. Taylor. Marvin started his career in the oil fields of Central Louisiana and retired as a site executive for Shell Oil. He was a man of deep faith and few words so when he spoke, his words were usually profound, and people tended to listen. He had a dry wit and a humorous way of turning a phrase. Even in his final days, his dry humor brought laughter and smiles to all. Marvin had an engineer’s mind, always ready to tackle a project and plan anything from duck blinds to decks and everything in between. He was an avid fisherman. He loved LSU football and baseball and spent many hours at baseball fields watching his son and grandson play ball. He loved deeply, especially his wife Marlene. They were inseparable and exemplified the true meaning of love, sacrifice, loyalty and commitment. The family expresses its deepest gratitude to Dr. Donald Brignac and his nurses Shelley and Kim, Clarity Hospice of Baton Rouge, and Marvin’s caregivers at the end of his life Catherine Tillery, Gaynell Wilkins, and Tracy Howard. God bless you and keep you.

Services for Marvin will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at Ourso Funeral Home 13533 Airline Hwy, Gonzales, LA. Visitation will be from 9 am until the funeral service at 11 am. He will be laid to rest in Carpenter’s Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Justin Morgan, Graham Morgan, Grayson Morgan, Cade Evans, Jay Zarazua-Dover, and Carter May. Honorary pallbearers are Jay Evans, Ben Robinson, Scott Taylor, Gene Taylor and Curt Taylor. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to MD Anderson Cancer Center or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

“If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.”